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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-24
IN THE EAST.

About ! O'Clock Sunday evening the
18th. a street car got stuck on the crossing
of the Pennsylvania X. r., at Frankfort,
Az Philadelphia, and was struck by pas
senger train. Geo. Il. Foster and his wife
and daughter were injured. The child,
three wears of age had her feet cut off and
died. Mrs Foster was seriously injured in
ternaliy and Mr.. Foster had one hand
smashed.
At Burlington. Vt. on the 18th
Thomas Stewart was fined 500 and costs
for 81 offenses against the prohibition law.
Should he be unable to pay this he viii be
sent TO the house of correction for as many
DAYS as there are dollars in his fine. This Is
the second prosecution 10y the Law and
Order League, and Others are promised.
Rev. Justin ID. Fulton. the we'll
known Baptist clergyman. is about to
abandon his present pulpit IN Brooklyn,
\. V, and engage in the work Of the con
version of the Catholics of this country.
His letter of resignation will be considered
hV his board OF deacOns and viii be read To
the congregation on Sunday
The Warsaw, \. Y. Salt Works took
fire Suday night from the explosion of a
lamp in an elevator The new block was
finery. The loss is estimated at from $50
zoo TO SlsO.0UO; insurance from $4,000 to $50
90.
At Buffalo. n T., on the 18th fire
destroyed the wholesale grocery house of
Miller. Greiner q Co. and the Masonic hall
in the same building was totally destroyed
bv fire. The Mason & loss was S,I5,UOO, lnsur-
ance S35.O0O; the grocery stock and building
loss was Sslgll fFl insurance Sl.9tkn
The PENNSYLVANIA Legislature con
gressionai reapportionment committee has
agreed upon scheme of redistricting that
gives Philadelphia SIX districts, all Repub-
iican. thus making it impossible for Mr..
Randall to be returned TO congress.
While ont hunting Sunday afternoon
rear Carrolton. y. Y, Elmer Stephens was
accidentally shot and almost instantly
killed a., Geo. Star. Both men were EN-
plovee OF the Bradford branch of the \. Y.
= n W. railway
The will of the late G. G. Sickles Is
understood to dispose of about S5,O0oO0O
worth Of property, each of his daughters
receiving SJ0t %. his widow a third, and his
only son. Gen. d. f. Sickles. the residue.
The National Opera Company under
the patronage of Mrs. Thurber and the man
agement Of Theodore Thomas has become
bankrupt, and viii 90 out of business.
\ guard has been placed at the vault
,yher, tie remains oi Henry Ward Beecher
have been entOmbed.
The Pennsylvania legislature has re
considered its reapportionment scheme and
viii make a district in Philadelphia forSam-
uel J. Randall.
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Mrs. Cushing.s Experience.

Mrs. Ellen Gushing, who, with her
husband, has been engaged iu mission
AIRY work in Burmah for many years, in
addressing the Foreign Missionary I'm
ion at the anniversary meeting, told the
following incident of life in that wild
country: I'VE had been travelling
through the country away from any
settlement for several DAYS she said,
land one afternoon, when it was unad-
visable to proceed further that day,
feeling very tired threw a blanket up
on pile of dead leaves and lay down
to havea quiet nap. had hardly closed
my eyes when feeling something crawl
ing on me, looked to find with horror
that it was deadly brown adder The
reptile was nearly ) feet long. and he
was sliding slowly across me.
To move or CRY out would have
been instant death. so / determined to
lie perfectly still and pretend to be
without life. Closing my eyes and
holding my breath / waited until the
adder cTawled over my face. His
cold. Shiny body in touching my face
produced such sensation that it was
nearly more than l could do to remain
passive, but | managed to do so until
the reptile had gotten away sor2e dis
lance, and then 1 jumped up and
screamed just like a woman. The
coolies ran to my assistance, and when
they stirred up the leaves on which |
had made my bed ladders came squirm-
ing out in all directions. 1t seems
that had laid myself directly Oh a
nest of them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-24
The Latest Aristocratic Idicocy

In the matter of clothes no perfect
dandy of either sex viii now protect
himself with an umbrella, 1t has been
discovered that by apparent recklessness
of destruction that distinction can be
gained over the herd of stylishly-dressed
people. The young man about town
goes out into the rain wearing a cape
overcoat. but with his silk hat uncovered
10 the storm. In his case the cost is
really not excessive, for he has only 10
keep two hats one to wear while the
other is being blocked, and replenish his
top coats often. But his sister INDUCES
in the same within at far greater expense.
She protects herself with an envelop-
ing cloak it is true. but she exposes
her millinery to ruinous wetting and
earriesa placidly serene face under drip
ping plumes and sagging ribbons.
Neg York Mail.
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MRS. f. B. wAsHBURNE.

Mrs. Adele GratiOt Washburne, wife of
the Hon. f. b. Washburne, ex-minister to
France, died at Chicago at O'Clock Friday
morning. Mrs. Washburne enjoyed COM
paratively good health during the winter,
though she had several slight attacks of
winter cholera, all of which yielded 20 rem
edies On the 9Th of March she was Inken
very i'll and confined to her bed, from which
she never rose. Mrs Washburne was the
daughter of Col. Henry Gratiot, one of the
oldest and most distingu shed pioneers of
the Fierre River lead mines, who died at
Baltimore in $50. She was a niece of Col
Charles Gratiot, chief engineer of the United
States army. and also niece of Pierre Chou
team. of st. Louis, long manager of the
American Fur Company. Mrs Washburne
was also allied to the principal French fam
lilies of st. Louis. Born at what is now
Galena, H., in 1896, she was educated at
the Academy of the Sacred Heart, at kas-
K ska. Ill, and was married to the Hon.
Z. b. Washburne in July 1915. Mrs. Wash
burne was with her husband in his l6 years
of distinguished service ia congress, and
for eight years while he was minister to
France. Since their return from Paris
they have been living in Chicago where
Mrs Waslrburne, by her amiable character
and grace OF manner. has endeared her
self to hosts If friends in all circles of so
cietV
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WISCONSIN NEWS.

La Crosse is to have pickle fac
fory.
Iron has been discovered near Hor-
| tonville.
There are 1000 Royal Arch Masons
in Wisconsin.
There are over fifty men in Berlin who
are over 20 years of age.
Oshkosh capitalists are interested in
the new Fond du Lac bank.
Ashland will have blast furnace in
operation before Jan. /, 1888.
The Grant County Herald has begun
the forty-fifth year of its publication.
Fox Lake has shipped $4,000 pounds
of bullheads and pickerel, this season.
The German-citizen of the town of
| Ottawa, near Oconomowoc, are build
ing new Roman Catholic church.
| Miss Alva Atwood, the last of the
two first settlers of Lake Mil ;, died
few days ago. She was nearly so
years of age and came to Lake Mills in
1887.
The Wisconsin Central Railway
Company will at once build line from
Abbotsford to Wausau; distance, fifty
miles.
Berlin produce dealers are now ship
ping the large quantities of potatoes
which they have Purchased the past tall
and winter,
The Kimberly and Clark company of
Appleton, extensive paper manufac-
turers. have closed contract for BIZ
5vipnitepaper mill,
Appleton has paid off $4,000 of in
debtedness due on its park, with the
money realized from the Milwaukee,
Lake Shore d Western bonds.
The annual ball of the Light Horse
Squadron will probably take place
April 23, II will be held in the armory
of the company in Milwaukee.
1t is said the Burlington & Northern
will furnish the funds to build sum-
mer hotel on its land on Lake Pepin,
between Stockholm and Pepin.
The Upham Manufacturing company
of Marshfeld, has elected w. II, Up
ham president; w II. Wheeler, secre-
tary: and w. b. Baker, treasurer.
At Milwaukee, last week, Herman
Eberhard. residing with his family on
the South Side, by mistake took carbol-
ic acid for medicine, and died two hours
later.
AT Fond du Lac, Friday. fire in the
paint shops of the extensive wagon
works of the La Belle Company dam
aged them to the extent of s., 900; in
sured.
The Milwaukee City Baseball League
has been organized for the coming
season, with five clubs entered and
one more to be admitted.
Cecil. in Shawano county. l. the
largest tie shipping point on the Lake
Shore road. Over 100000 ties and
posts will be shipped from there this
spring.
The streams in Grant and adjoining
counties are being well stocked with
trout. the larger part of those sent be-
ing placed in streams ia the vicinity of
Lancaster.
W. F. Tate died at Bell Center, Craw-
ford county, March ?, at the age of 81
wears. He was born in South Carolina
in 1906 and came TO Wisconsin forty
six years ago.
A vein of hard hematite ore has been
discovered thirteen feet below the sur
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

DR. 4. Il. Sewers. one of the most
prominent physicians of Washington, in
an interview declared that there is danger
that President Cleveland wiz not live
through his term unless there is a change
in his mode of living. DIR. Sewers, six
months before Mr.. Mannings illness, made
the same prediction with regard to the
secretary, and advised a friend 70 warn
him of his danger In the interview DIR.
Sewers said:
Ii NAV be deemed impertinent TO talk to
the president through a newspaper man,
but know of no other way OF reaching
him. and those about him so surely You
recall my attemps with the friends OF Mr.
Manning and their fruit, and l do not feel
that | should take the same chances IN this
matter. | arr personally apprised OF the
Presidents condition; and while II Is no
sense dangerous, 1t Will not be long before
there will be reason for alarm. President
Cleveland is a large, feshy man, and since
he came To the White House he has gained
enormously in flesh.
When he lived in Buffalo it was his habit
TO take long walks. Since he came here,
however, he has abandoned every form of
exercise. save carriage rides That is of
little or no use with the springs now in use,
and the smooth streets. The President is
a man who works with his head "a great
deal. He is in fact an immense worker.
He is, in other words, plodder, and his
brain is consequently filed with the excess
of blood. What is the result He works
with his head, eats enormously, and fails
to exercise his muscles His blood vessels
are weakened, and il is only question of
time when, in a moment of excitement, he
bursts a blood vessel.
Something should be done to bring him
to realize his danger, and take the proper
steps to prevent the result which wlll follow
If he fails to take proper exercise. What |
should recommend would be the fixing up
of a room in the White House and the set
ting apart of half hour each day for gym
NJ site exercise. That alone, in my opinion,
will prevent a calamity the avoidance of
which not only the President, but the coun-
try at large is interested in securing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-24

Gethe's at Weimar is at last open to
the public In the five and fifty years
that have elapsed since the death of the
author of Faust very little has been
changed, and the furniture and arrange
ment of the principal apartments re-
main unaltered The drawing room
called BY Goethe "Aldobrandini Room
still contains the copy of a mural paint
ing in the PalazzO Aldobrandini at
Rome, from which it took its name.
The house is furnished throughout
with great simplicity. but the rooms
and corridors are rich in the pictures,
medals, canoes. and Jewels which the
poet collected. Upon the ground floor
are two adjoining rooms looking out
upon the garden. One of these is Coz
the's study; the other is his bedroom.
containing little furniture beyond bed
and an arm-chair bearing upon its back
a laurel wreath. Il was in this arm
chair that Gpthe died at noon of the
22nd of March. 1882.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-24

An inquiry was held a few days ago
at the Crown Hotel. High street, Ken
sington, respecting the death of Maya
yori Asano, a native of Japan. Mr.. j
4. Laurence, solicitor. Queen Victoria
street. identified the deceased, and sta
ted that he was a Japanese, and had re-
sided in London for the purpose of
studying for the English bar. Deceased
was p years Of age. Witness heard
that he held high rank in Japan.
Maria Smith, a cook. said she resided
at q Philbeach garden. South Ken
sington, where the deceased had lodged.
On Friday morning witness entered his
bedroom and there found him on the bed,
with a wound in his head and pistol
lying by the side of his face. The de-
ceased was unconscious. but lived for
four hours. Mr.. j. A. Owles, surgeon.
said that deceased died fiom a bullet
wound. which was self-inflicted. The
jury returned a verdict or suicide while
of unsound mind.
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self l felt ashamed for moment.
and then the old feeling came over me
stronger than ever.
| felt it my dnty TO enter the bank
and make an examination. and the
dog. as if possessed Ofthe same feeling.
led the way. | had carried the re-
volver all the way in my hand. l laid
il down to unlock the heavy front
door of the bank, but picked il up
again as | entered The dog entered
before did. aud while | was lighting
a lamp he rushed through to the rear
with a savage growl, descended the
stairs to the vault with a great clatter.
and just rs | got the lamp alight
heard Oaths and yells. pistol-shot
rang out, and the dog vented his rage
in roars which would have done
rushing upstairs. each with a pistol in
his hand. and we all began shooting.
| felt hot iron burn into my left
shoulder and | fell to the floor and lost
ny head for a few minutes. When
got my senses back the front door was
wide open and one of the men lay on
the floor near me.
The dOgwas still growing away down
in the cellar, and / closed the door and
took the lamp and descended, feeling
very weak and queer, but kept up by
the knowledge that a robbery had been
attempted. When / got down | found
a third man. He was on his back and
the dog was keeping him there, after
having bitten him in dozen places.
summoned help, of course. and per-
haps you can Judge something of my
feelings when | tell YOU that the man
upstairs on the floor was stone dead.
and that he was no other than my
friend James Dowd. The others were
his pals, of course. and the job had
been deliberately planned from the
first. They had gone through the
cellar wall. pried OFF the door of the
vault. and were just handling the sum
of $4S, 900 when | entered the building.
The one whom we captured made a
squeal of it, so that we ran on the other.
and both served long sentences IN
prison
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1t is reported that Emperor William
EMPEROR WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY.

March 22nd, Emperor William attained
his 10th birthday and the birthday festivi-
ties began on Monday. many -Ocieties and
clubs throughout Germany holding reun
ions in honor of the occasion. The influx Of
strangers into Berlin continued. The con
course in front of the EmperOr's palace was
even greater than that of Sunday and there
was "A similar enthusiastic demonstration,
the crowd chanting the hymn, ''Heil Dir
Sieger Kranz.' The day was observed as
a general holiday, and the streets of Ber-
lin were thronged with people watching the
completion of the decorations. All the
thOToughfares are gorgeous with flags and
floral designs.
The weather was clear and cold. There
was a constant stream of eQuippages along
Linden avenue of royalties exchanging
visits or going TO the palace. The Prince of
Wales. Arch Duke Rudolph and the Grand
Duke Vladimir were especially ovated.
Among the arrivals We're the king and
queen of ROumania, the crown prince of
Denmark, the king and queen of Saxony
and Prince Louise of Bavaria. The emperor
in the afternoon gave a special audience to
foreign ENJOYS, headed by Mgr. Galimberti.
Count Herbert Bismarck officiated at the
reception, presenting Gen. COrdova of
Spain. Gen. Sacarneiro, of Portugal, Gen.
Kerspyk of Holland, Gen. HorvatOvich Of
Servia. Prince KOmatsu of Japan. an
onvoys from Greece. China and the South
African republics. this was the only
official reception Of the day.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

senator CullOm of Illinois, who in
large measure was the author Of The Inter
State Commerce bill, has given u several
newspaper men at W ashingtOn his view IT
the intention and relation of the bin upon
the subject of passes. The Senator said /:
There appears TO exist a misunderstood
ing in regard 70 the issuance OF passes, but
il was our intention To include that matter.
If railroad company sees proper TO pay for
its advertising hy free trans portatlon. as no
doubt has been the custom. except that
heretofore the railroads have gotten more
than they gave out. the bill toes not prevent
il. II Senator Brown had not construed
the bill rs interfering with the pass system
and Insisted upon his amendment. which
provides for the issuance Of half-rate tickets
70 clergymen. nothing would have been
said abC ut passes In my opinion, however,
il Is time 20 have the matter adjusted. If
railroad company get special rates for al
vertising IL should give special facilities TO
those who give the rates, etc. There is moth
ing in the bill which absolutely prohibits the
issuance OF passes The whole thing is an
inference. but viii, I suppose, be taken
advantage OF in many instances
Commander s. II. Davis. of, the
United States training ship Saratoga, re-
ports to the navy department under date Of
Port of Spain, Trinidad, March ?, that while
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Mr.. Andrews Ride.

ST. Louis Republican: NJ Alexander
Majors. the pioneer freighter and stager
of the great West, last night recounted
the story of Aubrey famous ride from
Santa Fe, n. NJ, to independence, Mo.
the latter place at that time being the
point from which freighting was done
through the West and South to the Pa
cific slope.
aubrey was French Canadian.
small of stature, but compactly built.
and at that time was not over 80 years.
He made the ride on horseback between
Santa Fe and independence on two diff
ferent occasions. The first time, 1S49.
on awagerof 900 that he could make
the ride in eight DAYS
The distance was 500 miles. He ac-
complished il at the expense of the
lives of a couple of horses and won his
wager. The second time he wagered
that he could make the ride in six DAYS.
This was in the summer of 1850. He
left Santa Fe early in July. In order
to win his wager it was necessary TO
ride an average of 1870 miles per day
that is, every twentv-four hours. The
wager this time was $1,000. Aubrey
made Arrangements with the semi
monthly stage that was then running
between Independence and Santa Fe TO
bring him several horses from hide
pendence. There were only two or
three stations on the road between the
wo places at that time. and his ar
engagements were such as to allow him
him to change horses about once every
twenty-four hours.
This was Aubrey's famous ride, and
it was the talk Of the whole Western
country for years. He made it in five
DAYS and thirteen hours, and l have al
ways believed that he was the only man
in the world that could have accom-
plished it. His endurance was Won
derful Think of being steadily in the
saddle and riding at the speed he did
for almost six days.
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MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD.

The Missouri river at Mandan and Bis
marck, d. T., overiowed its banks on
Friday doing damage TO the Northern
Pacific K r bridge and stopping travel
temporarily. The following was telegTaphed
from Bismarck on the 10th: The storm
cleared away this morning. but the river
continued to rise and has been rising
slowly all day. The record of the mem
orable food of 1881 is now reached, and to-
night il il still rising up at the rate Of an
inch an hour. AL low lands are now mum
dated. but on this side of the river the low
land is only used for meadow. The only
houses flooded are few shacks of venture
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A RETURN.
The charm Of the golden trees,
The glnW of the antumu dav

The charm Of the golden trees,
The glow of the autumn day.
And the garden walks with their murm ring
bees,
Soothe all my cares away.
My soul is sick Of the strife
Where pulses never are stilled:
But here, in the rest OF a simple life
Gods promise is fulfilled
When the bramble bears It's fruit,
And mists creep over the lea,
And soft as the sound Of distant flute
The sheep-bells chime to me.
When the brscken turns to gold,
And down in the winding lane
little bird sings me the songs Of old
Till youth comes back again;
TAen trouble and pain depart
and comfort and peace draw near,
and all the foes of timorOus hesrt
Like phantoms disappear.
And the autumn lands grow fair
With a light that seems divine;
And the tire Asures eft in childhood there,
Once more are wholly mine.
-TAe Quirer.
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The railroads appear 10 be almost
suspiciously Jealous to comply with the
provisions of the Interstate Commerce
act. So that it appears a if the law
might infoIce itself without Intervention
Of the Commission yet to be appointed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has issued
instructions that after April l, the issue
Of inter State passes will be prohibited
and the Northern Pacific company has
called upon all holding transportation
over its lines to surrender the same by
that date.
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The marriage Of Miss Edith Andrews
to John A. Logan Jr. took place at the
the brides home in Youngstown. o.,
at noon the I'D inst. The couple will
visit FloriG.- on their wedding tour and
return to Youngstown to live. the mill
iouaire father of the bride having given
his ~on-in-law an interest in his business.
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Mrs. HANNAH ATKINS died Friday in
Buffalo. aged lO3 years. Her grand
father was a King IN Africa Two of
his sons. the father and uncle of Han
nah Atkins. were stolen from their
native country 10y English >lave-traders.
Upon their bodies were found marks
Of royalty which saved them from
slavery, and they were brought up in
England under the care of kim George
Ill. afterwards entering the British
army and serving in the French war
and the War Of the Revolution.
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at San Fernando ar, HORACE on the oath ult,
an accident Occur red by the swapping of a
small boat by whicd the paymaster's clerk
Albert COwie; j. Oates, apOthecary II. A.
Hesse, armorer; and William Foster, cox
swain, lost their lives
Ex-GOv. Robinson of Massachusetts,
had personal interview with the President
in which he declined place on the railroad
interstate commission.
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a GLASGOW merchant has expressed
a desire to present to the Queen, a
jubilee gift, five-ton cheese. made
from the milk of $500 Canadian cows.
The Queen has declined the gift. while
expressing appreciation Of the kind and
LOYAL motive which dictated the offer.
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Nix. BEECHER had nearly completed
his Life Of Christ when stricken down.
and the work will be issued this spring.
tie worked with great industry and
energy during lis last months. and left
such ,opious notes Of what remained to
be done that there viii be little difficult
II in CARRYING the work through to the
and